Patents by Inventor Jee Chul KIM

Jee Chul KIM has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12012046
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method comprising: determining whether a vehicle is traveling in reverse or is in a rear photographing mode; in response to determining that the vehicle is traveling in reverse or is in the rear photographing mode, opening an opening and closing unit included in an inner housing; as the opening and closing unit opens, drawing a camera and a fluid injection unit out of the vehicle; photographing, by the camera, a peripheral region of the vehicle; spraying, by the fluid injection unit, each of a washer fluid and air toward a lens surface of the camera; when the vehicle has ended traveling in reverse or the rear photographing mode, closing the opening and closing unit; and as the opening and closing unit closes, drawing the camera and the fluid injection unit into the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Moo Lee, Jee Chul Kim, Min Woo Kim, Jun Sang Lee, Jae Chan Park
  • Publication number: 20220063516
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method comprising: determining whether a vehicle is traveling in reverse or is in a rear photographing mode; in response to determining that the vehicle is traveling in reverse or is in the rear photographing mode, opening an opening and closing unit included in an inner housing; as the opening and closing unit opens, drawing a camera and a fluid injection unit out of the vehicle; photographing, by the camera, a peripheral region of the vehicle; spraying, by the fluid injection unit, each of a washer fluid and air toward a lens surface of the camera; when the vehicle has ended traveling in reverse or the rear photographing mode, closing the opening and closing unit; and as the opening and closing unit closes, drawing the camera and the fluid injection unit into the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Moo Lee, Jee Chul Kim, Min Woo Kim, Jun Sang Lee, Jae Chan Park
  • Patent number: 10160402
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rear camera module for a vehicle. The disclosed rear camera module includes a module cover mounted to a rear side of the vehicle such that a rotational shaft of a rear wiper is rotatably coupled to the module cover and a rear camera module installed at the module cover to photograph a rear-view image of the vehicle. The rear camera module can be easily and conveniently installed at the rear side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jee Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20170101062
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rear camera module for a vehicle. The disclosed rear camera module includes a module cover mounted to a rear side of the vehicle such that a rotational shaft of a rear wiper is rotatably coupled to the module cover and a rear camera module installed at the module cover to photograph a rear-view image of the vehicle. The rear camera module can be easily and conveniently installed at the rear side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jee Chul KIM